Help do, help to do of help doing in Engels

In Engels kan ons beide die konstruksie "help someone do something" en die konstruksie "help someone to do something" gebruik. Die vorm sonder "to" is meer algemeen in alledaagse spraak as die vorm met "to" (veral in Amerikaanse Engels), maar albei vorme word algemeen gebruik in skryfwerk:

He helped me move to London. (more common)

He helped me to move to London. (less common when speaking)

Sommige studente probeer om die vorm met die -ing einde te kombineer, wat ons in ander frases met die werkwoord "help" vind, maar dit is ongelukkig nie korrek nie:

He helped me (to) move to London.

He helped me moving to London.

Daar is egter een informele frase waarin ons regtig "help doing" gebruik, naamlik "cannot help doing". As iemand "cannot help doing something", kan hulle nie die behoefte onderdruk om dit te doen nie. Byvoorbeeld:

I can't help thinking about her constantly = Ek moet aan haar dink die heeltyd. Ek kan nie ophou om aan haar te dink nie.

Hierdie idioom beteken dieselfde as "cannot help but do" – ons kan ook sê "I cannot help but think about her constantly".

'n Paar ander voorbeelde van korrekte gebruik:

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Jakub 53d

Is daar enigiets anders waarmee ek jou kan help? Laat weet my.

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1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”

1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”